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Managing Workforce Pell Programs training offered by Department of Education
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals interested in applying for Federal Pell Grant program eligibility for…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – June 25, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 13 Millions of student loan borrowers in default,…
Millions of student loan borrowers in default, totaling billions of dollars
By Marlene Seeklander US Department of Education building More than 9 million borrowers with $220 billion…
2026-27 FSA Handbook Volumes 4 and 5 now available
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have two essential volumes of the 2026-27 FSA Handbook…
Updated guide for helping students who have exceeded student loan limitations
By Marlene Seeklander As new federal student loan limitations are implemented, financial aid professionals may see…
Outage alert for StudentAid.gov on June 27-28
By Marlene Seeklander The StudentAid.gov website will be unavailable June 27-28, 2026. Federal Student Aid announced that they…
Reporting Federal Work-Study Earnings to COD System for 2025 calendar year
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have instructions for the reporting of student-level earnings for…
Updates to FAFSA Specifications Guides
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will want to make note of recent updates to the…
Tip of the Week – June 24, 2026
Tip of the Week Achieving the dream; the greatness of financial aid A time to…
New functionality added to foreign ownership, contracts and gifts reporting portal; institutions can now update older reports
By Marlene Seeklander Institutions required to report on foreign ownership, contracts, and gifts, now have a…
Federal student loan borrowers to get rate reduction for enrollment in autopay
June 19, 2026 By Catherine Mueller Federal student loan borrowers could save some money on their…
Department of Education offers guidance on which programs to add to federal report
By Marlene Seeklander In what is likely an attempt to have all bases covered, schools have…
